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Nancy

Nancy and her fellow Team members calls themselves "Kaleidoscope" because of the variety in their colorful backgrounds and the exciting way they mix together during their week of volunteering in Guatemala.
"We came together as a nurse, 2 teachers, a counselor, a law firm administrator, a school bus driver, a fire fighter and a school cook/non-profit coordinator. Our entire trip to Guatemala was a marvelous experience. The organization of the SP staff made it comfortable to navigate the trip and language barriers. No one in our group is proficient in Spanish, though we sure tried and laughed about it a lot when in action.

"We spent a quality week learning about the MANY aspects of the SP program. It is impressive to get first hand experience of all the many ways Safe Passage is helping families. In viewing the dump for the first time many were stunned to realize the size and the hazards people deal with daily.  

"Some highlights of our trip were spending time with the youngest children at the Guarderia, helping in their classrooms and playing on the wonderful play structure built by students from the University of Washington. The two days spent helping and teaching in various classrooms of the older children was very rewarding. We taught our two projects we'd designed and brought from home. Warmth, laughter and thankfulness for the opportunity to get to meet these lovely young people was felt by us all! It couldn't have been more wonderful to see all the lives being helped by this multifaceted program."

- Nancy, Snoqualmie Pass, WA, July '09